überwinden

[yːbɐˈvɪndn̩]

/[yːbɐˈvɪndn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“überwinden” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,135. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,135
frequency rank, German
443
“Ü” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit etwas Schwierigem fertig werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-uberwinden · überwinden · German

überwinden · rank #6,135 · 15 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,135
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 443
  • PHOTO-FINISH Überlegungen

Nearest frequency peer: Überlegungen (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „überwinden“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „überwinden“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

überwinden vs überwunden
90% similar
überwinden vs überwindet
90% similar
überwinden vs Überwindung
73% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for überwinden
PropertyValue
Headwordüberwinden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[yːbɐˈvɪndn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#6,135
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „überwinden“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).überwindenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Überlegungen“ (#6,134), „Abfahrt“ (#6,136), „abgebrochen“ (#6,137). Unter 443 „Ü“-Lemmata liegt „überwinden“ bei #6,135. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around überwinden (IPA [yːbɐˈvɪndn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,135 among 443 “Ü” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for überwinden, with forms such as "büerwinden", "übberwinden", and "überiwnden". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "überwunden", "überwindet", "Überwindung", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is überwinden, spelled Ü-B-E-R-W-I-N-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit etwas Schwierigem fertig werden
  2. 2
    ein Hindernis überqueren
  3. 3
    sich dazu bringen, etwas zu tun oder zu sagen, das man eigentlich nicht tun oder sagen wollte

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how überwinden appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Bei mehreren Flügen in den Höhenwinden (Lee-Wellen) über den argentinischen Anden gelang es einer Gruppe von Segelfliegern, mit der Stemme S10VT mehrfach die magische 1 000-Kilometer-Marke zu überwinden.“
  2. Er musste seinen Schmerz erst überwinden.

Synonyms

bewältigenmeistern

This word in other languages

overcome(English)superar(Español)surmonter(Français)ultrapassar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • büerwinden
  • übberwinden
  • überiwnden
  • überrwinden
  • überwidnen
  • überwindden
  • überwindenn
  • überwindne
  • überwinedn
  • überwinnden
  • überwniden
  • überwwinden
  • übewrinden
  • übrewinden
  • üebrwinden

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of überwinden - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

büerwinden2übberwinden1überiwnden2überrwinden1überwidnen2überwindden1überwindenn1überwindne2
Edit distance from "überwinden"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "überwinden"?
"überwinden" is spelled Ü-B-E-R-W-I-N-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [yːbɐˈvɪndn̩].
What does "überwinden" mean?
As a verb, "überwinden" means: mit etwas Schwierigem fertig werden
What words are commonly confused with "überwinden"?
"überwinden" is commonly confused with "überwunden", "überwindet", "Überwindung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "überwinden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "überwinden" is [yːbɐˈvɪndn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "überwinden" come from?
"überwinden" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "überwinden", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

alternativ#6,140vorhandene#6,126anzunehmen#6,149aufstellen#6,152

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Vorsprung15 variantsvereinbart15 variantsAuswertung15 variantshäufigsten15 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list